Week Two

Hour One

Review online course work- on class wikispace. -
review homework and issues that they might have had.

Hour Two

Google Docs
Review the Google Doc's PPT from online course work.

Students log onto their Google Accts

Overview Creation of documents / Types of Documents
  • Import exsiting Docs
  • Create New docs
  • sharing docs
  • publishing docs
  • Types of Docs: Word Processing, Spreadsheet, MultiMedia Presentation, Online Survey/Form
Did they share any Google documents on their wiki? How did they set the sharing options?

Hour Three

Blogs
Define what a Blog is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogs
Blogging can be done for FREE!!
View Video: Blogs in Plain English


Where and how do we create FREE blogs?
Educators are most likely using
Blogger / Google
WordPress

for their professional blogs.

Tour Blogger.com http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g
This is the blog host we will be using / linked with google.com

Google Account should have been created for homework [week 1]
Sign in to Blogger to start to create account: http://tinyurl.com/5ox4oa

Blogging in Education
Amy's PPT
http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AUbGgLCMCKdLZGN0N3FmaDVfMjk1M2M3czhxZzQ&hl=en
You can share this address on the class wiki if you want.


Hour Four

Set up Blogs. Have students share blog addresses on class wiki

ONLINE ASSIGNMENT

Develop your WIk into resource that will assist you in your professional work. Hyperlink Google Docs and your Blog. Consider who you audience will be. Make sure your access levels are set appropriately.